December 26, 2018 | Astute News

Stepped Up US Military Posture in the Gulf Threatens Indian Hopes for Iran’s Chabahar Port

December 26, 2018 Opinion

The arrival of the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier group in the Gulf to deter Iran from further testing ballistic missiles is likely to dampen Indian hopes that the Trump administration’s exempti…

Trump Is Leaving Behind a Trap for Russia, Turkey and Iran in Syria

December 26, 2018 Opinion

The US executive order of withdrawal from Syria has been signed off on, indicating that President Trump is determined to recall the few thousands US troops in Syria back home. It is well known th…

Mattis Is Out, and Blackwater Is Back: ‘We Are Coming’

December 26, 2018 Opinion

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis is out. Mattis’ resignation comes amid news that President Donald Trump has directed the drawdown of 2,000 U.S. forces in Syria, and 7,000 U.S. forces fr…

Syria Withdrawal Enrages the Chickenhawks

December 26, 2018 Opinion

President Donald Trump’s order to withdraw from Syria has been greeted, predictably, with an avalanche of condemnation culminating in last Thursday’s resignation by Defense Secretary James Mattis. The…

US Withdrawal From Syria Paves Way for Israeli Strikes

December 26, 2018 Opinion

The US suddenly and unexpectedly announced the withdrawal of US troops from Syria after years of illegally occupying the country. The US presence aimed at ousting the Syrian government, boosting milit…

European Powers Condemn Trump’s Withdrawal from Syria

December 26, 2018 Opinion

The withdrawal of US troops from Syria announced by US President Donald Trump and the subsequent resignation of his defence secretary, James Mattis, have provoked a fierce response from European leade…

The Myth of Western Democracy

December 26, 2018 Opinion

How does the West get away with its pretense of being an alliance of great democracies in which government is the servant of the people? Nowhere in the West, except possibly Hungary and Austria, does …

Don’t Laugh — It’s Giving Putin What He Wants

December 26, 2018 Opinion

The BBC has published an article titled “How Putin’s Russia turned humour into a weapon” about the Kremlin’s latest addition to its horrifying deadly hybrid warfare arsenal: comedy. The arti…